Red Bank Catholic High School - Emerald Yearbook (Red Bank, NJ)

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Patricia Thorpe raises a question for Representative Eileen Froese in one session of a Student Congress. Christine Minch presides as Clerk Concepcion Mendoza records proceedings. World Geography students Teresita Blake, Eileen Wich- man, John Hurley, and Charles McAllister summarize their map study of North and South America. Freshmen World History stu- dents Deen Bacsik, Stephen Rich, Deborah Angello, Joseph Grogan, and Donald Miller (standing) review the chapter on the Middle Ages by con- ducting a College Bowl quiz.

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Getting an early start, history department members Mrs. Joan Kennedy, Sister Mary Vincent (department chairman), Sister Mary Annunciata, and Mr. Thomas Hintelmann leave for a meeting sponsored by the International Relations Department of Jersey City State College. Social Studies The Social Studies Department of Red Bank Catholic seeks both to present the basic concepts of United States and world history and to augment the student’s awareness of metropolitan and world affairs. To keep the stu- dents abreast of the current events, the New York Times is used in all senior and some freshman classes, while the Current Civilization classes use News- week magazine. Sophomores lay the foundation for their later studies of timely international problems through the World Geography course, in which they obtain a general knowledge of the world and its people. In an attempt to be absolutely up-to-the-minute, Joseph Lee scans the morning Times before going to U. S. His- tory 11. John Riddle and Valerie Makely deliver the new issue of Newsweek to a waiting Current Civiliza- tion class. 28

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Division of polynomials is second nature to Algebra I students John Dancey, Kenneth Layton, Deborah Dougherty, Michael Kelsey, and Karen Dalm. Mathematics The mathematics program at Red Bank Catholic suits the needs and capabilities of all students. Varied offerings in each level, such as Math I, modern algebra, traditional algebra, or essential math for the freshmen, enable each student to use his talent to the best of his ability. Senior Math, replacing the traditional one-semester trigonometry class, now affords many more seniors the opportunity to take a full year of math. The course covers such topics as analytic geometry, advanced algebra, and introduction to calculus. While some seniors struggle with calculus, others face the challenge of Math IV. New text- books presenting introductory analysis use a college approach in teaching subject matter. From the problems presented, students must reason inductively to discover different ways to apply laws of mathematics. 30 Calculus students Linda DiSimone, Thomas Occhiogrosso, David Schneider and Margaret Sedlak listen as Patrick McGoldrick explains the graph of a derivative.